Sometimes I Need To Get Away

Sometimes I need to get away from certain kids I have.

I’m not saying I have favourites…

I’m just saying I try extra hard not to wake certain kids up.

You know the ones.

The ones who sense movement.

The ones who hear a rustle, a key, a breath.

The ones who can be in a deep sleep and still appear behind you the second you think, I might leave the house alone.

Getting out of the house is never easy for me.

Not emotionally. Not practically. Not mentally.

It’s almost guaranteed that I don’t leave without a child following behind.

Today was meant to be about me and what I need.

Instead, it was about me… with a kid right behind me.

Matching my pace. Asking questions. Needing things. Being there.

And I love them. Deeply.

But love doesn’t cancel out exhaustion.

The Part No One Says Out Loud

We don’t talk enough about how moms need space from their kids — not just space for their kids.

There are soft plays everywhere for toddlers.

Playgroups for babies.

Activities designed for the very little ones.

But what about moms with teenagers?

What about moms who are burnt out but still showing up every single day?

What about kids who are too old for soft play but too young to just be left to it?

What about the moms who need ten quiet minutes without guilt?

Where GoodMoms Began (And Why I Stepped Back)

I started GoodMoms in 2022.

It was doing well. It was growing. People connected with it.

Then life happened.

I became a mom first.

I worked full time.

I put survival before building anything else.

GoodMoms didn’t fail.

I just placed it on the back burner because something always had to give — and it was me.

My 2026 resolution wasn’t “new year, new me”.

It was to bring back the parts of me I buried to cope.

So after a long, honest think, I’ve decided to start again —

slowly, intentionally, and properly.

The Dream I Can’t Shake

This is the part I’ve held onto quietly for a long time.

I want to open a space for moms.

Not just for babies.

Not just for toddlers.

A space for kids of all ages and parents who are tired of pretending they’re fine.

I can see it clearly:

• A soft play area for younger kids

• A games room where teenagers actually want to be

• A quiet space for kids who need to get away from mom

• A quiet space for moms who desperately need to get away from their kids

A place where moms can moan about their teenagers

while their teenagers are busy and happy.

A place that runs mom and me sessions:

hand moulds,

art classes,

“you paint me and I paint you” afternoons.

Messy. Creative. Real.

Not rushed.

Not judged.

Not overwhelming.

Just human.

Why This Matters

Because sometimes moms don’t need advice.

We don’t need fixing.

We don’t need another parenting hack.

We need space.

We need understanding.

We need somewhere that quietly says:

You’re allowed to love your kids and still need a break from them.

Good moms have bad days.

Good moms crave quiet.

Good moms dream of more — and feel guilty for dreaming at all.

So… Where Do I Start?

That’s the honest part.

I don’t have all the answers.

I don’t have a perfect plan.

I don’t have everything figured out.

What I do have is this:

A voice.

A community.

A brand built on honesty.

And a lot of moms quietly nodding along thinking, yes… this would be amazing.

So I’m starting small.

Growing a following.

Creating GoodMoms pieces that feel like comfort on hard days.

Listening. Learning. Building.

And maybe — slowly, steadily — turning this dream into something real.

If you’re reading this thinking I’d go there,

or I need that place,

or finally, someone said it…

Then maybe this is where it begins.

For me.

For you.

For every mom who loves her kids —

but sometimes just needs to breathe without someone right behind her.